Improvement in ballng-presses on wheels



,t UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MICHAEL MCOABTY, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

IMPRovEMENT IN BALlNe-PREssEs oN WHEELS.

Specification f'ormingpart of Letters Patent N 0. IWLS, dated August 28,1877; application filed April 3U, 1877.

To all whom Iit may concer-'n Beit known that I, MICHAEL MGOARTY,

of Colorado, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinEaling-Presses, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a top View of my improved press. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section of the same, taken through the line w fr, Fig. 1,part being broken away to show the construction. Fig. 3 is a front endvie'wof the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved baling-press,which shall be simple in construction7 convenient in use, strong anddurable, and `so constructed that it may be readily moved from place toplace.

The invention consists in the combination of the cross-bar, therack-bars, the gear-wheels,

the rope-wheels, and the ropes, with the follower, the baling-box, andthe spindles of the rear wheels; in the combination of the standards andthe wheels with the rear ends of the rack-bars; in the combination ofthe cross-bar and the lever-catches with the rearl door and thebaling-box; 'in the combination of the plates, having their rear partsbent inward into U-form, with the rear band, the baling-box, and thespindles of the rear wheels; in the combination of the spindles, havingtheir inner parts bent twice at right angles, and the axle, having itsend parts bent twice at right angles, with the king-bolt, the forwardend of the baling-box, and the fore wheels; in the combination of thepawls and the inclned projections of the cross-bar with the balingbox,the follower, and the rack-bars; and in the middle and forward bands ofthe baling-box, made in two parts, having the adjacent ends of saidparts bent outward at right angles, and connected together by bolts andinterposed blocks, as hereinafter fully described.

A is the baling-box, which is made in two equal parts or halvesconnected together, held in position and strengthened to withstand theoutward pressure of the bale while being compressed by three iron bands,B. The rear band B is continuous, and is securely bolted t0 thebaling-box A.

being interposed between said ends to keep.

them at the required'distance apart, so that i the racks and thecross-bar of the follower may readily move back and forth.

vThe rear end of the baling-box A is closed by a door, C, which servesas a stationaryy follow-block, and is hinged at its lower vedge to thebottom of the box A, the said hinges being made strong to hold the lowerpart of the door against the outward pressure of the bale. To the upperpart of the door O is attached an iron bar, c', the ends of whichproject across the end edges of the sides of the box A, so as to becaught and held by the shoulders ofthe lever-catches D, the forward endsof which are pivoted to the said sides, and which are made strong tohold the upper part of the door against the outward pressure of thebale.

The material to be pressed is 'introduced through the door E, formed inthe forward part of the top of the baling-box A. The door E is hinged atits rear edge to the middle band B, and to its forward corners areattached f arms or horns F, to receive links G, hung to the sides of thebox A to fasten the door while the material is being pressed.

H is the movable follower, to the outer side of which is attached across-baal. The ends of the cross-bar I project so as to pass throughthe spaces between the parts of the box A, and to said projecting endsare attached the forward ends of the rack-bars J, which pass back alongthe sides of the box A, and between the projectingends of the front andmiddle bands B.

To the rear ends of the rack-bars J are attached the upper ends of thestandards K, the lower ends of which are forked, and to them are pivotedthe wheels L. The wheels L thus support the rear ends of the rack-bars Jas they move back and forth.

Upon the cross-bar I of the follower H are formed inclined projectionsM, for the teeth of the pawls N to take hold of to hold the bale undercompression While being bound.

When not required for use, the pawls N are supported away from therack-bars J by wires n', attached to their free ends, and which hookupon the top ofthe box A. The pawls N are pivoted to the middle band B.

The racks J are drawn back to compress the bale by the gear-wheels O,which mesh With them, and with which are rigidly connected the wheels orpulleys P, around which are wound, and to which are attached, thedraw-ropes Q. 'lh'e gear-wheels O and the rope-wheels P revolve upon theinner parts of the spindles R, upon the outer parts of which the rearwheels S revolve.

The inner ends of the spindles Rare attached to, or formed upon, aplate, W, the rear part of which is bentinward into U form to passaround the rear edge of the rear band B, the side of' the box A beingrecessed to receive it. The plates W are securely bolted to the rearband B and the sides' of the box A. The fore wheels T revolve upon thespindles X, the inner ends of which are bent twice at right angles topass beneath the projecting ends of the forward band B, and are boltedto the ends of the axle U. The axle U, near its ends, is bent twice atright angles, to pass beneath the forward end of the box A, and has ahole through its center to receive the king-bolt V, attached to said boxA.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the standards K and the wheelsL with the rear ends of the rackbars J, substantially as herein shownand described.

2. The combination of the plates W, having their rear parts bent inwardinto U for111 ,with the rear band B, the balingbox A, and the spindles Rof the rear wheels S, substantially as herein shown and described.

MICHAEL M'ocAn'rY.

Witnesses:

BENJ. MATTICE, ARTHUR A. FOOTE.

